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Dark Souls
Explore the connected ruins of Lordran, face dangerous enemies and build an adventurer through weapons, armor and magic in FromSoftware’s dark fantasy action RPG.
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Dark Souls follows a custom-made undead adventurer through Lordran, a world of ruined castles, steep paths and dangerous creatures. Its areas connect at different heights, so a distant tower or a passage below you can become part of a later route. Exploration means watching the surroundings as well as surviving the next encounter.
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Weapons, armor and magic help shape the character. Bonfires provide checkpoints where health and magic can be restored, but resting also brings many defeated enemies back. Huge bosses demand a different approach from ordinary opponents. The original game also used player messages, cooperative summons and invasions; those historical features are not a promise that every old platform’s online service is still available.
FromSoftware developed Dark Souls. The original PlayStation 3 release was September 22, 2011 in Japan, followed by western PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 releases that year. Namco Bandai Games handled western publishing. Windows PC received Prepare to Die Edition in 2012; Dark Souls Remastered is a separate 2018 version. The cover here is the original Japanese PS3 package, and the gallery uses the original publisher’s game images.
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